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Old 05-20-10, 11:37 PM
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Hey whats up guys. Well, I thought I would post an update on my car. Terrible luck with it, and I should have gotten a honda as my first car. I have had the Lex since 07. Anyways, Ill let pics talk

Here it is the first day I got it


This is when some idiot rammed my car while it was parked Long sotry short, trust NO ONE, had to pay out of pocket

Rims arrived right after accident


Just my luck I hit the curb hard to avoid a piece of concrete on the street. Ended up damaging my rims bad, and my control arm


So 2800.00 for body work, and 500.00 for suspension work, Here it was. I thought that was going to be my first and last "accident"


After that I had I had my alignment done, and my brakes failed on me. I dont know if alignment had anything to do with my brakes failing. Here is the result. 5 Car collision

I was soo pissed because I was fixing my car instead of modding it. So I decided to buy my uas kit. I also bought a used rear strut bar, and rear slotted rotors. I also came across a wood wheel, and I replaced my Sony cd player with a Pioneer navi
I would like to take the time to thank Mr. Jokster, Tom Steele, and Vip-209 for walking me through my air install. They are truly awesome and helpful people.

Notice my car was still wrecked here
So I started sourcing parts for my car. I also bought a tte lip. I installed the parts and rolled with the car looking unfinished for about 4 months. Right before I was going to take my car to the shop, I had another accident So I had to buy a hood, bumper, radiator, headlights, and grill all over AGAIN
So I took it to the shop and well, here she is the first day I got her back


And here is how she sits now. I reinstalled my tte lip and put my 20's back on. I also bought the Easy street AutoPilot. I know alot of you guys here dont like my rims, I was going to replace them, but Im just going to keep them a while longer. I also bought curtains






Im redoing my interior soon, and a turbo set up for the future. My
car has alot of chips due to my negligence, so a respray is a must too It's going to be in a few months though, as I have bigger plans going on now

My car has gone through hell, but thankfully I'm happy with it. It gets alot of good comments and thumbs up from alot of people. .

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hahah too much accident...but looking good
Old 05-20-10, 11:44 PM
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Jeeeeez that's low!
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And the award for the unluckiest GS goes to...

Very nice end result. I love that steering wheel.
Old 05-20-10, 11:53 PM
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Just for kicks( my drive height in heavy rain)

And

The height I wish I could roll at ( I come close though) I know some are going to hate on the curtains since my car isn't Vip, but I like my style.
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I always loved ur red color gs. just some bad luck. thank god u didnt give up on the lexus. and keep up with ur progress sir
Old 05-21-10, 12:07 AM
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You got L-O-V-E for your GS!
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after all those accidents your car came out good
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Originally Posted by GS4_Fiend
You got L-O-V-E for your GS!
ye thats a lot of money invested.
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Tell us about your first accident, I know some people here want to hear about it


Especially me
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thx for sharing...nice evolution.
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Wow your GS has been through a lot. Glad you kept going with it. Where did you get that steering wheel?
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Sometimes we must go through hell to get to heaven. She's looking real good bruh!
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damn ur car looks nice. haha damn you love into getting accidents.
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very nice work man, I feel sorry for you about your losses along the way...


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